Malcolm Lewis

I'm a startup guy. I love the web. My background is strategic and product marketing. I have 20+ years experience with public companies and private startups in the Consumer Internet and Enterprise Software spaces. My last three ventures have resulted in two acquisitions by public companies and one of the most successful IPOs of all time. I'm currently on my second self-funded startup.

My latest venture, Fablistic, is focused on the convergence of social recommendations and social search/discovery. Fablistic provides a central place on the web for folks to rate and review the things they do, share their reviews on other sites like Facebook and Twitter, and discover new recommendations from people they trust. Check out my Fablistic page to learn more.

Previously, I was SVP/GM of Private-Label Local Search for Local.com Corp. I joined Local.com following their 2007 acquisition of PremierGuide, a self- and angel-funded company I built from scratch into the leading private-label local search solution for local media companies. Following the acquisition, I ran PremierGuide as a separate P&L, growing revenues ten-fold to $10M over the next two years. My customers included the Dallas Morning News and the Washington Post.

Prior to founding PremierGuide, I was VP of Marketing for Vayusphere, a corporate instant messaging startup, and a strategic marketing consultant for Silicon Valley venture capital firms.

Previously, I was VP of Industry Communications for Vitria Technology, where I helped grow the company from an early-stage startup, with 30 employees and a single customer, to a public company with 1,100 employees and annual sales of $150 million. I led Vitria's creation of the business process management (BPM) segment within the enterprise application integration (EAI) market, and successfully positioned Vitria as the leading player in this new segment. I also played a central role in the company's highly successful IPO, which generated one of the greatest venture returns of all time.

Prior to Vitria, I was Director of Marketing for Interweave Software, a Web-based business intelligence software startup that we sold to Cognos Corp in 1997. Prior to Interweave, I held product marketing and development positions at Oracle Corp and Nestle Rowntree (UK).

I hold a masters degree in Computer Science, with a specialization in artifical intelligence and expert systems, from Sheffield Hallam University (England). I also hold a bachelors degree in Sport Science from Liverpool John Moores University (England).

Beyond spending time with my family, I enjoy photography and running. For fun, and to raise money for cancer research, I'm running 44 half-marathons (13.1 miles) in 2010, my 44th year. More info at 44HM.

You can also find me on: Fablistic, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Flickr and Skype (malcolm.d.lewis).